Many knitters have a different tension when knitting in the round versus back and forth. You may need to size up your needles when working sleeves, if you tend to knit more tightly in the round.

Skills Recommended: cable cast on, M1 increases, top down raglan experience preferred, working in the round with DPN's, button holes using a yo and/or a double yo, picking up stitches for button band.

Become familiar with the abbreviations used in this pattern before you begin.

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